I'm not sure why I didn't think of this combination earlier, but trust me banana bread and cream cheese are a match made in culinary heaven. Who doesn't like a slice of warm banana bread with lashings of honey, but add a cream cheese layer to that and you'd be skipping and jiving the whole day, with delight! It is also quite easy to whip since we all have left over bananas in my fruit bowl and with a layer of some cream cheese, it easily becomes a decadent dessert to be served for any visiting guest. Easy, delightful and loved by children, this is a winner!
Ingredients
Bread
1 large egg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup curd
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Cream Cheese Filling
1 large egg
4 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Directions
Bread
In a large bowl, add the egg, sugars, coconut oil, curd, vanilla, and whisk to combine.
Add the bananas and stir to incorporate.
Add 1 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, and stir gently with a spoon until just combined.
Turn about two-thirds of the batter out into the prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula and pushing it into corners and sides as necessary; set aside.
Cream Cheese Filling
In a large bowl, add all ingredients and whisk to combine.
Evenly pour filling mixture over the bread, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula and pushing it into corners and sides.
Top with remaining batter, smoothing the top very lightly with a spatula as to not disturb cream cheese layer and pushing batter into corners.
Bake for about 48 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees or until the top is domed, golden, and the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
By Mayuri Jayasinghe
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